Xiphactinus

Summary

Xiphactinus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Xiphactinus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xiphactinus's image is recorded as XiphactinusDB.jpg^[3].
• Xiphactinus's image is recorded as Xiphactinus audax fossil.jpg^[4].
• Xiphactinus's image is recorded as Xiphactinus by johnson mortimer-dae88nl.jpg^[5].
• Xiphactinus's image is recorded as Xiphactinus fossil SI.jpg^[6].
• Xiphactinus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[7].
• Xiphactinus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[8].
• sword is named after Xiphactinus^[9].
• Xiphactinus's parent taxon is recorded as Ichthyodectinae^[10].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Ashville Formation^[11].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Kanguk Formation^[12].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Venezuela^[13].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Argentina^[14].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Georgia^[15].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Alabama^[16].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as New Jersey^[17].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as North Carolina^[18].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Europe^[19].
• Xiphactinus's location of discovery is recorded as Australia^[20].
• Xiphactinus's taxon name is recorded as Xiphactinus^[21].
• Xiphactinus's Commons category is recorded as Xiphactinus^[22].
• Xiphactinus's start time is recorded as -112000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Xiphactinus's end time is recorded as -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Xiphactinus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06k66v^[25].
• Xiphactinus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4653874^[26].
• Xiphactinus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 418390^[27].

Why It Matters

Xiphactinus ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month).^[2] Xiphactinus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Xiphactinus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]